ER/IR VERBS
Present tense of -er and -ir verbs
-AR VerbsYou know the pattern of present-tense -ar verbs:These are the endings:
o, as, a, amos, an
For example
HABLARYo hablo
Tú hablas
Ud.
Él habla
Ella
Nosotros hablamos
Nosotras
Uds.
Ellos hablan
Ellas
3 Types of Verbs
• There are 3 types of verbs:
Infinitives that end in -ar
Infinitives that end in -er
Infinitives that end in -ir
3 Types of Verbs
• You’ve already learned some -ar verbs, now you are going to learn some -er verbs.
Some -er Verbs
• Some -er verbs that you may already know are:
beber leer
comer ver
The pattern for -er verbs is much like the pattern for-ar verbs. The only differenceis, instead of using “a” you use “e.”
Forms for regular ER verbs:
• yo o nosotros
emos
nosotras
• tú es
• el ellos
• ella e ellas en
• Usted ustedes
Let’s try the verb “to eat,” inSpanish, “comer.”
TO EATI eat
You eat
He
She eats
It
We eat
They eat
COMER – to eatYo como
Tú comes
Ud.
Él come
Ella
Nosotros comemosNosotras Uds. Ellos comen Ellas
The Other -er VerbsNow let’s do the other -er verbs that youknow.
BEBER – to drinkYo bebo
Tú bebes
Ud.
Él bebe
Ella
Nosotros bebemosNosotras
Uds.Ellos bebenEllas
LEER – to readYo leo
Tú lees
Ud.
Él lee
Ella
Nosotros leemosNosotras
Uds.Ellos leenEllas
3 Types of Verbs
• You’ve already learned some -ar verbs and -er verbs. Now you are going to learn some -ir verbs.
The pattern for -ir verbs is the exact same pattern for-er verbs except for the nosotros form: instead of using “emos” youwill use “imos.”
The forms for regular IR verbs
• yo o nosotrosimos
nosotras• tú es
• el ellos• ella e ellas en• usted ustedes
Let’s try the verb “to share,” In Spanish, “compartir.”
TO SHARE – I share
You share
He
She shares
It
We share
They share
COMPARTIR -to shareYo comparto
Tú compartes
Ud.
Él comparte
Ella
Nosotros compartimos
Nosotras
Uds.
Ellos comparten
Ellas
VIVIR – to liveYo vivo
Tú vives
Ud.
Él vive
Ella
Nosotros vivimos
Nosotras
Uds.
Ellos viven
Ellas
Conjugate the following er verbs:
• Comprender to understand
• Correr to run
• Romper to break
• Vender to sell
• Deber to owe
• Aprender to learn
• Prometer to promise
Conjugate the following ir verbs:• Abrir to open• Asistir to help/ assist• Decidir to decide• Escribir to write• Recibir to receive• Subir to climb• Vivir to live• Permitir to allow/permit